Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oriole
2 senses of oriole
Sense 1
Old World oriole, oriole -- (mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black)
=> oscine, oscine bird -- (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Sense 2
New World oriole, American oriole, oriole -- (American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow)
=> oscine, oscine bird -- (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)